carbamazepine

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Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug commonly used to treat epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and bipolar disorder.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anticonvulsant drug
antiepileptic drug
dibenzazepine derivative
mood stabilizer
pharmaceutical drug
hasAdverseEffect ataxia
dizziness
drowsiness
hyponatremia
leukopenia
nausea
vomiting
hasATCCode N03AF01
N05AN01
hasBioavailability 70–85%
hasBlackBoxWarning aplastic anemia and agranulocytosis risk
serious dermatologic reactions
hasCASNumber 298-46-4
hasChemicalFormula C15H12N2O
hasCommonBrandName Carbatrol GENERATED
Epitol GENERATED
Equetro GENERATED
Tegretol GENERATED
hasDosageForm extended-release tablet
oral suspension
tablet
hasDrugInteraction oral contraceptives
other antiepileptic drugs
warfarin NERFINISHED
hasEliminationHalfLife approximately 12–17 hours (chronic use)
approximately 25–65 hours (single dose)
hasIUPACName 5H-dibenz[b,f]azepine-5-carboxamide
hasLegalStatus prescription-only medicine
hasMechanismOfAction reduces neuronal excitability
voltage-gated sodium channel blocker
hasMetabolism hepatic
hasMolarMass 236.27 g/mol
hasPharmacogenomicAssociation HLA-A*3101 allele NERFINISHED
HLA-B*1502 allele NERFINISHED
hasPregnancyRisk teratogenic
hasProteinBinding 70–80%
hasRouteOfAdministration oral
rectal
hasSeriousAdverseEffect Stevens–Johnson syndrome NERFINISHED
agranulocytosis
aplastic anemia
toxic epidermal necrolysis
hasUNII 33CM23913M
induces CYP1A2 NERFINISHED
CYP2C19 NERFINISHED
CYP2C9 NERFINISHED
CYP3A4 NERFINISHED
UGT enzymes
isContraindicatedIn patients with a history of hypersensitivity to tricyclic compounds
patients with bone marrow depression
isContraindicatedWith MAO inhibitors
isExcretedBy bile
kidney
isListedOn World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines NERFINISHED
isMetabolizedBy CYP3A4 NERFINISHED
mayCause neural tube defects in fetus
mayTreat neuropathic pain
schizoaffective disorder
requiresGeneticTestingIn many patients of Asian ancestry
treats acute manic episodes
bipolar disorder
epilepsy
generalized tonic-clonic seizures
partial seizures
trigeminal neuralgia
wasDevelopedBy Janssen Pharmaceutica NERFINISHED
wasFirstMarketedIn 1960s
wasFirstSynthesizedIn 1953

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CYP3A4 inducedBy carbamazepine